30 St Mary Axe
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Nick name The Crystal Phallus . Alternative The ( f e r t i l i z e d ) Seed. |
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Mainly know as the Gurkin Looking south down Bishopgate, |
Due to the current building's somewhat phallic or a fertilization of
a seed .
planning guidance requires that new buildings do not obstruct or detract
from the view of St Paul's dome
when viewed from a number of locations around London Populary know as
a Gurkin.
The building was constructed by Skanska, completed in 2004 and opened
on 28 April 2004.In December 2005,
the building was voted the most admired new building in the world, in
a survey of the world's largest firms of architects,
as published in 2006 BD World Architecture 200.
In September 2006, the building was put up for sale with a price tag
of GB£600 million.
Potential buyers included British Land, Land Securities, Prudential,
ING and the Abu
Dhabi royal family
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